1. On the Site Directory page, in the Actions list, click Edit Page.
2. In the Actions list, click Customize List.
3. On the Customize Sites page, in the Views section, click Create a new view.
4. On the Create View page, click the type of view that you want to create:
   • Standard View  This view uses rows and columns.
   • Datasheet View  This view is an editable spreadsheet format that provides the expanded functionality of your spreadsheet program. You must have a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services–compatible spreadsheet program installed, such as Microsoft Office Excel, to use this view.
   • Calendar View  This view allows you to view sites in a calendar format based on when the sites were created or modified.
5. On the Create View page, in the Name section, type a name for this view. To make this the default view, click Make this the default view.
6. In the Audience section, click Create a Personal View if this view is only for your personal use.

   Note  Users who know or guess the URL can see your personal views, but they do not see this view displayed in the Actions list.

   Click Create a Public View to display this view in the Actions list for all users.

7. In the Columns section, select the properties that you want to add as columns in this view. The values for some of these columns are displayed as links.

   Note  If you are adding a calendar view, to base the calendar on a single modified or created date, click Base calendar on and then click Modified or Created. To base the calendar on a range of dates, click Base calendar on the following interval, and then click Modified or Created for both ends of the interval.

8. If you are adding a Calendar view, in the Calendar Settings section, click Month view, Week view, or Day view.
9. In the Sort section, if you want to sort by anything other than the order of the columns, click the first column by which to sort in the First sort by the column list. To show the items in ascending or descending order, click Show items in ascending order or Show items in descending order. To sort by a second column after sorting by the first column, click the column by which to sort in the Then sort by the column list.

   Note  This section is not available when adding a calendar view.

10. In the Filter section, to filter your results so that only some of the results are shown, click Show items only when the following is true. Click a column in the Show the items when column list, click an operand, and then type a value on which to filter. For example, to show sites with "portal" in the title, click Title, click Contains, and then type portal.

    Note  You can filter on more than one column and value. Click a column in the When column list, click an operand, and then type the value for the second column. To add another column to the filter, click Show More Columns. Click And between columns to filter on all columns, or click Or to display results with values matching any of the columns.

11. In the Group section, you can group site links under headings based on the values of a column. You can then group within each of those groups by values in a second column. This section is not available when adding a datasheet or calendar view.
12. In the Totals section, you can choose to show the total number of sites that match each value for one or more columns. This section is not available when adding a calendar view.
13. In the Style section, you can select a style for this view. This section is not available when adding a datasheet or Calendar view.
14. In the Item Limit section, you can select a maximum number of items to display in this view. This section is not available when adding a Calendar view.

To see the new view, click Sites to return to the Site Directory, and then click the name of the view in the Actions list.

1. On the Site Directory page, in the Actions list, click Edit Page.
2. In the Actions list, click Customize List.
3. On the Customize Sites page, in the Views section, click the link for the view that you want to edit.
4. Edit the view by changing what you entered when you created the view. For more information, see the procedure to create a view.

1. On the Site Directory page, in the Actions list, click Edit Page.
2. In the Actions list, click Customize List.
3. On the Customize Sites page, in the Views section, click the link for the view that you want to delete.
4. Click Delete.

1. On the Site Directory page, in the Actions list, click Edit Page.
2. In the Actions list, click Customize List.
3. On the Customize Sites page, in the Columns section, click Add a new column.
4. In the Name and Type section, type a name for the column, and then click the option for the type of information contained in the column.
5. In the Optional Settings for Column section, you can type a description. To require users to type a description, click Yes for Require that this column contains information.
6. You can also limit the number of characters for the column and type a default value for the column.
7. To add this column to the default view, select Add to default view.

1. On the Site Directory page, in the Actions list, click Edit Page.
2. In the Actions list, click Customize List.
3. On the Customize Sites page, in the Columns section, click the column that you want to edit.
4. After you make your changes, click OK to return to the Customize Sites page.

1. On the Site Directory page, in the Actions list, click Edit Page.
2. In the Actions list, click Customize List.
3. On the Customize Sites page, in the Columns section, click the column that you want to delete.
4. Click Delete.
5. In the confirmation message that appears, click OK.

1. On the Site Directory page, in the Actions list, click Edit Page.
2. In the Actions list, click Customize List.
3. On the Customize Sites page, in the Columns section, click Change the order of the fields.
4. To move a column, change the value in the Position from Top list, and then click OK.